Staff The Kingston Voyageurs are off to the RBC Cup after a 4-1 win over the Fort William North Stars in the final of the Dudley-Hewitt Cup on Saturday night in Schreiber. The North Stars held destiny in their own hands—needing a win over the host Diesels in their final […]
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Staff The Northwest Storm Bantam girls’ hockey team certainly made a lasting impression in its first trip to the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association Bantam ‘BB’ provincial championships. The team—made up of players from Thunder Bay to Kenora, including Jillian Langtry and Danielle Jean of Fort Frances—claimed gold after a 2-1 […]
Staff The Fort High athletic department is accepting applications for coaching positions for the next school year. “I don’t think we have to make any changes based on people wanting out or who we need to remove, but you never know if someone decides not to continue later on,” FFHS […]
Eliza Smith, 59, of Northwest Bay First Nation, Ont., passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009 at her residence at Northwest Bay First Nation. Eliza was born Aug. 23, 1949 in Northwest Bay First Nation to the late Alphonse and Mary Smith. She was united in marriage April 1, 1966 to […]
Margaret Ann Agar, 97, passed away peacefully at her home at 550 Osborne St. in Fort Frances, Ont. Margaret was born Feb. 1, 1912 in Kenora, Ont. to John and Nellie Codd. She was the second of five children. She grew up and attended elementary and secondary school in Kenora. […]
Joyce D. (Wolden) Asplund, 81, of Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Joyce was born Aug. 18, 1927 in Fort Frances to the late August and Macey Mertens. She worked at many different jobs throughout her life, and […]
Jim Teeple passed away unexpectedly at his farm in Black Hawk, Ont. at the age of 65. Jim was born in Emo, Ont. on Aug. 30, 1943 to the late Ellard and Helen Teeple, and was one of eight children raised on their dairy farm in Black Hawk. He attended […]
Deer have always wandered into town from time to time, but clearly the situation has gotten out of hand. They’ve been a bane to gardeners in the north end for years, although that’s no big surprise given the close proximity of the bush line to their homes. But deer now […]
In less than four days, the world has learned a new ’flu virus is on the march across the planet. And like several of its predecessor strains, this particular virus has caught the attention of health officials in every country. I walked into the Fort Frances Community Clinic on Monday […]
We had a great run of cattle at the spring sale this past Saturday in Stratton–1,303 head to be exact, with gross sales hitting $885,651. As usual, we encountered a few challenges with our new equipment, but we tried our best to make things work (i.e., staying up to the […]
Our television set is always tuned to the weather channel. We check the weather with our first cup of coffee in the morning and before we go to bed, and sometimes in between. We’re glued to the weather channel when the spring storms threaten, checking the progress of a tornado […]
By John Rafferty This week’s column is an excerpt from a speech I gave last week during a national press conference I held with NDP deputy leader Thomas Mulcair and Dave Coles, president of the Communication, Energy, and Paperworkers Union. We used the event to call on the Harper government […]
